We did the complete ridge last week via the Stuart Lake trail / mountaineers creek approach. Don't need a permit for camping at the base of the ridge, and there's a nice flat spot with a windblock right at the base of the ridge below a big boulder. There's no water on the ridge, but good water to fill up on at the base. From the boulder-bivy spot, fill up from the stream to the right, about 70 yards away. It's nice and clean, coming off the Stuart Glacier. Don't fill up with the water to the left, coming off the Ice Cliff Glacier; its really silty. Not sure about the NW Buttress descent.
